Arrangement for the removal of waste material

ABSTRACT

An arrangement for the removal of waste material is disclosed in which waste material is loaded into cylindrical containers at each of a number of filling stations. After being filled, the containers are sealed and transported by lorry, rail or water to a discharge station at which the material in the containers is discharged into a suitable processing plant. Each container is provided with a hatchway engageable with filling means at a filling station, whilst the container is rotated about its longitudinal axis to cause waste material introduced into the container to be compressed by interaction with a helical blade which projects from the peripheral wall towards the interior of the cylindrical container. At the discharge station, the waste material is discharged from the cylindrical container whilst the container rotates in a direction opposite to its direction of rotation of the filling station. At the filling station, the container is mounted on a mono-rail, along which it is propelled to cause its hatchway to engage means for introducing waste material into the container. Each filling station is provided with rails extending transversely of the mono-rail and each container is rolled by a winch across these rails for loading on to a lorry or barge for transporting it to the discharge station. At the discharge station, an arrangement analogous to that which has been described at the filling station is provided, except that means for receiving waste material from the containers replaces the means for introducing the waste material therein. The filled containers, after being sealed, may be arranged to be sufficiently buoyant to float and may therefore be towed along waterways to a discharge station, such as a remote off-shore island.

United States Patent 1191 Altvater Apr. 2, 1974 [54] ARRANGEMENT FOR THEREMOVAL OF WASTE MATERIAL [76] Inventor: Jakob Altvater,5,Furst-Erich-Str.,

7954 Bad Wurzach, Germany 22 Filed: Feb. 2, 1972 [21] Appl. No.: 222,870

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Feb. 15, 1971 Germany 2107094[52] US. Cl 241/83, 214/38 D, 214/41, 214/300, 294/4 [51] Int. Cl B60p1/64 [58] Field of Search 214/38 R, 38 D, 83.32, 214/507, 1 QB, 300,301, DIG. 1, DIG. 3, DIG.-4; 198/215; 294/4; 241/83 [56] ReferencesCited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,013,675 12/1961 Schronrock 21'4 411,991,297 2/1935 Schluter 214/83.32 X 3,178,044 4/1965 Phillips 2l4/85.12,385,321 9/1945 Miller 214/340 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 10/1951France 214/17 C Primary Examiner-Robert G. Sheridan Attorney, Agent, orFirmSughrue, Rothwell, Mion, Zinn & Macpeak [57] ABSTRACT An arrangementfor the removal of waste material is disclosed in which waste materialis loaded into cylindrical containers at each of a number of fillingstations. After being filled, the containers are sealed and transportedby lorry, rail or water to a discharge station at which the material inthe containers is discharged into a suitable processing plant. Eachcontainer is provided with a hatchway engageable with filling means at afilling station, whilst the container is rotated about its longitudinalaxis to cause waste material introduced into the container to becompressed by interaction with a helical blade which projects from theperipheral wall towards the interior of the cylindrical container. Atthe discharge station, the waste material is discharged from thecylindrical container whilst the container rotates in a directionopposite to its direction of rotation of the filling station. At thefilling station, the container is mounted on a monorail, along which itis propelled to cause its hatchway to engage means for introducing wastematerial into the container. Each filling station is provided with railsextending transversely of the mono-rail and each container is rolled bya winch across these rails for loading on to a lorry or barge fortransporting it to the discharge station. At the discharge station, anarrangement analogous to that which has been described at the fillingstation is provided, except that means for receiving waste material fromthe containers replaces the means for introducing the waste materialtherein. The filled containers, after being sealed, may be arranged tobe sufficiently buoyant to float and may therefore be towed alongwaterways to a discharge station, such as a remote off-shore island.

19 Claims, 14 Drawing Figures PMENTED APR 2 I974 SHEET 1 OF 7 PATENTEDAPR 2 i974 SHEET 2 BF 7 PMENTEU APR 2 I974 SHEET 3 OF 7 MENTED APR 2I974 sum u 0? 7 MENTEU APR 21974 SHEET 5 BF 7 PAIENTEDAPR 2 m4 SHEET 8OF 7 mm mm ARRANGEMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF WASTE MATERIAL BACKGROUND OFTHE INVENTION The present invention relates to improvements in anarrangement for the removal of waste material, such as domestic sewagesludge and industrial rubbish slag.

Such waste material has hitherto, apart from a few exceptions, beendeposited on dumps on plots in the proximity of the local catchmentareas from which they are drawn, i.e. communities, towns and trade orindustrial undertakings. Such numerous rubbish tips spoil the landscape,cause pollution, and promote vermin. Due to the enormous incease ofrubbish and other waste material, the present rubbish tips no longersuffice and suitable new depositing places are becoming increasinglydifficult to find. For these reasons the legislators of different stateshave decided to supervise the removal of solid and liquid waste materialby laws on environmental protection and regulations for its removal.Under such regulations the number of rubbish tips are not to bemultiplied but are planned to be reduced and the target is their totalremoval by the construction of rubbish incineration plants. Theprocurement and the operation of such expensive plants is howevereconomically tolerable only when a plant is supplied with rubbish from alarge number of local catchment areas. The wide distribution of suchcatchment areas necessitates long driving distances to a centralincineration plant. Such long journeys necessitate a substantialincrease in the fleet of dust carts and in the personnel required toservice them, and correspondingly high cost.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cheaper and moreefficient means for the removal of waste material and for transportingit to special refuse disposal plants than has been available hitherto.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there isprovided an arrangement for the removal of waste material comprising aplurality of elongate cylindrical containers for waste material, aplurality of filling stations each provided with filling means forintroducing waste material through a hatchway on each of the containerswhen the respective container is so mounted on guide means extendingfrom the filling means that the longitudinal axis of the container issubstantially parallel to the guide means, transport means fortransporting the containers, and a discharge station provided with meansfor receiving waste material discharged from the containers transportedto the discharge station and so mounted on guide means extending fromthe receiving means that the longitudinal axis of the container issubstantially parallel to the last mentioned guide means, thearrangement being such that each container is rollable from supportmeans extending transversely of the guide means at the respectivefilling station on to the guide means, is displaceable along the guidemeans to engage its hatchway with the filling means for filling thecontainer, is displaceable along the guide means to disengage itshatchway from the filling means, is rollable from the guide means on tothe support means and thence on to the transport means, and eachcontainer on being transported to the discharge station, is rollablefrom the transport means on to support means extending transversely ofthe guide means at the discharge station and thence on to the guidemeans, is displaceable along the guide means to engage its hatchway withthe receiving means, is displaceable along the guide means to disengageits hatchway from the receiving means, is rollable from the guide meanson to the support means and thence on to the transport means forreturning the respective container to one of the filling stations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS An embodiment of the invention willnow be more particularly described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a side elevational view of a generally cylindrical elongatecontainer for waste material;

FIG. 2 shows a front-end elevational view of the container shown in FIG.1;

FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of part of the container shown in FIGS. 1and 2;

FIG. 4 shows a forward part of the container shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 andan unloading chute in median longitudinal section with a bearingpedestal of the container in side elevation;

FIG. 5 shows a filling station in plan view;

FIG. 6 shows a section along the line VI-VI of FIG.

5, with a bearing pedestal of the container in front elevation;

FIG. 7 shows discharge station in side elevation;

FIG. 8 shows a plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 shows a cable winch for facilitating transport of the containershown in FIGS. 1 to 3 in a direction transverse to its longitudinalaxis;

FIG. 10 shows a detail of the cable winch shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 shows a filling station in side elevation;

FIG. 12 shows a plan view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 shows a side elevational view of a transport vehicle carryingone of the containers shown in FIGS. 1 to 3; and

FIG. 14 shows a rear elevational view of the vehicle and container shownin FIG. 13.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIGS. 1 to 3 show a large volumegenerally cylindrical container which has a capacity of 64 cubic metres,

a length of 13 metres and a diameter of 2.5 metres. It

comprises a cylindrical steel shell with tightly connectable sections 4and a rearward floor l. The container is stiffened by a plurality ofmetal bands 2 of U-shaped cross-section and is provided with twostronger metal bands 3 of U-shaped cross-section. These latter bands 3serve as guide rails for the rotation of the container on loading andunloading as well as to guide the containers for rolling along suitablypositioned rails. On the inside, the container is provided at itscircumference with a helically shaped, radially projecting metal sheet,which forms a conveying helix 5. At the front end of the container, thatis the right-hand end in FIG. 1, there is a hatchway provided with agenerally frustro-conically shaped funnel 6 terminating in a flange 8.Around the inner circumference of the funnel 6, twelve strong metalblades 7 are distributed which project radially up to the funnel openingand are arranged to be staggered each by 15 against the longitudinalmedian plane. A metal band 9 of T-shaped cross-section facilitatesrolling the container by means of a cable winch. The container is alsoprovided with a detachable lid, which is not shown in FIGS. 1' to 3, butwhich is indicated by the reference numeral 16 in FIG. 12.

FIG. 4 illustrates the mode of operation of the arrangement on thefilling of the container shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 with waste material. Thecontainer rests on two bearing pedestals of which one is indicated inFIG. 4 by the reference numeral 10. The container is supported on thepedestal units and these units are displaceable along a concretemono-rail track 11. The container is so supported on roller means of thepedestal units as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis. Wastematerial is discharged from a conventional dust cart into a fillingfunnel 12 arranged at one end of a discharge ramp for the dust carts.Contiguous with the funnel 12 is a generally cylindrical chute 13 whichis open underneath. As shown in FIG. 4, the axis of the chute 13 isdisplaced upwardly relative to the longitudinal axis of the container.The upper half of the chute 13 is formed by a sloping surface 14inclined at 45 to the longitudinal axis of the container. This part ofthe chute 13 extends into the funnel 6 of the container and forms acounter-pressure die in conjunction with the metal blades 7 thereof. Thewaste material discharged from the chute 13 enters the container belowthe counter-pressure die, is seized by the blades 7 which are rotatedwith the container. The waste material is entrained in the hollow spacenarrowing upwardly between the inner surface of the wall of the funnel 6and the counter-pressure die formed by sloping surface 14. The wastematerial is thus comminuted and compressed and falls after beingreleased by the blades 7 onto the sloping surface 14, from which itslides into the container. A plate 15 extends downwardly as shown inFIG. 4 and forms a closure member of the counterpressure die to preventthe direct ingress of the waste material into the container. Thecomminuted and precompressed rubbish is now seized by the conveyinghelix 5 and conveyed into the rear part of the container. In this, itexperiences once again a compression and is reduced altogether to 0.4 ofits'volume when tipped. When the container is full, it is driven backsome distance and closed by a lid 16, which is provided with a seal andwhich, as shown by FIG. 12, is mechanically swivelled in from the sideby means of a locally fixed lever 17. Tight closure of the container bymeans of the lid 16 facilitates partial evacuation of air from thefilled container. Such partial evacuation interrupts the fermentation ofcertain waste materials during longer storage. Similarly,'a certainpercentage of water present on filling the container with sewage sludgemay be withdrawn so as to render the remaining contents of the containermore readily combustible.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show two views, on different scales, of a filling stationwith containers positioned thereat. The filling station comprises thedischarge ramp provided with the chute 13 and the counter-pressure die14, as has been described with reference to FIG. 4. In the tillingstation shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 the length of the mono-rail track 11 isdouble the length of a container. Two pairs of rails 18 extendingperpendicularly from the mono-rail track 11 and provide transversesupport means along which the containers may be rolled. A contiguousdrive track or rail arrangement is provided for transport vehicles onwhich the containers are transported from filling stations to adischarge station. The bearing pedestals 10, which may be seen in FIGS.

4 and 6, serve simultaneously for rendering the container drivable onthe mono-rail track and for the rotation of the container on filling andemptying, wherein the rotating device of the bearing pedestals is soconstructed that the container can roll laterally off or onto thebearing pedestals. The construction of the two bearing pedestals at eachstation will now be described with reference to the one shown in FIG. 6.On a carrier 19, which is box-shaped in profile, there are mounted onboth sides of the vertical plane of symmetry two cylinder shaped carrierrollers 20 and on lower outriggers two similar supporting rollers 21. Atboth ends of the carrier, there are two rollers which engage with one ofthe U-shaped rails 3 of the container. The roller 22 shown on the leftin FIG. 6 is driven by a motor 23 and effects, by means of friction orin other manner, the rotation of the container. The right-hand roller 24serves merely as a support roller and rests on a roller seating 25,which is so mounted in the carrier 19 as to be vertically slidable. Theroller seating 25 is lowerable pneumatically by means of air cushions26, or by hydraulic means (not shown), to render possible rollingdisplacement of the container onto the rails 18 or from these onto thebearing pedestals. On rolling of the container, its rails 3 run on therails 18, which are arranged at the spacing of the rails 3 and at thesame height as the bearing pedestals 10.

The discharge station, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, which is located atthe rubbish incinerating plant, is similarly equipped as the fillingstation shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. In place of the discharge rampco-operating with the chute 13, a rubbish bunker 27 is provided intowhich the containers are emptied directly, the rubbish being conveyedout of the container by the conveying helix by rotation of the containerin a direction opposite to that which obtained on filling.

For the lateral transport of the container by rolling from the mono-railtrack over the transverse rails 18 to the transport vehicle, and viceversa, cable winches 28 are provided at the stations and on thevehicles. FIGS. 9 and 10 show a cable winch arranged between twotransverse rails. A cable 31, the free end of which is provided with agripping claw 32, is clamped to an endless cable 30 running over tworollers 29. The gripping claw 32 comprises a scissor device 33 with tworollers 34 which are hooked onto a rail 9 disposed around thecircumference of the container. As shown in FIG. 10, the rail isT-shaped in cross-section so that the rollers under cable tension engagebehind the T-shaped rail. The cable 31 maintains its direction of pullby the gripping claw gliding on the T-shaped rail on the rolling off ofthe container, so that the container can be rolled off by pulling of thecable.

FIGS. 11 and 12 show a filling station and illustrate the mode ofoperation on exchange of the containers. A full container 35 is at firstdriven back so far from the filling funnel of the discharge ramp thatthe lid 16 can be put on by means of the swivel lever 17, when thesealing of the lid can be effected pneumatically. Then, the container isdriven back to the end of the mono-rail and from there rolled, by meansof a cable winch, into the position 36 indicated by broken lines, fromwhere the transport vehicle takes it over. The now free bearingpedestals are advanced for the reception of an empty container which isalready deposited on the forward transverse rails. This container 37 isrolled by means of the cable winch onto the bearing pedestals and, afterremoval of the lid, advanced to the filling funnel, where it lies readyuntil it is filled; To ensure that an empty container is alwaysavailable for filling, for example because a transport vehicle does notarrive in time with an empty container, it is advantageous always tokeep a reserve container in readiness. At the discharge station, anemptied container is exchanged in like manner against a full containerbrought by a vehicle. The movements of the container and the pedestalscan be controllable from a central point.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show a lorry for the transport of the containers fromthe filling stations to the discharge station and vice versa. When thereis a rail connection, the containers can also be conveyed by freightwagons of the railway. The containers may also be conveyed by barges.The height of the loading surface on the transport means agrees with theheight of the transverse rails 18 as shown by FIG. 6. So that one canstably rest the container on the lorry as well as transport it to andfro and discharge it, the loading platform is provided with two rollerdevices identical with the bearing pedestals as well as with a cablewinch. The rollers retain the container firmly in its U-shaped rails 3.The roller 22 is drivable by the motor 23, in order, for example, to beable to unload a container filled with rubbish slag directly from thevehicle onto a slag heap. The other roller 24 and the roller seating 25is vertically mounted and pneumatically raisable and lowerable by meansof the air cushions 26 in order to enable the container to be rolledonto and off the vehicle. The cable winch transports the container fromthe transverse rails 18 of a station onto the vehicle.

I claim:

1. An arrangement for the removal of waste material comprising, incombination:

a plurality of elongate cylindrical containers for the reception ofwaste material each provided with an opening in an end face thereof;

transport means to transport said containers;

a filling station provided with filling means to introduce wastematerial into respective ones of said containers through said opening, amono-rail track extending from said filling means, pedestal supportmeans to support said container and displaceable along said track toconvey said container on said track in the direction of the longitudinalaxis of said container, and rails extending transversely from saidmono-rail track to rollingly transport said container; whereby saidcontainer is rollably displaceable from said transport means via saidtransverse rails to said pedestal support means, is displaceable on saidpedestal support means along said mono-rail track towards said fillingmeans to engage said opening therewith for filling said container, afterbeing filled is displaceable along said mono-rail track away from saidfilling means to disengage said opening therefrom, and is rollablydisplaceable from said pedestal support means on to said transverse railand thence on to said transport means; and v a discharge station toreceive waste material discharged via said opening from a respective oneof said containers transported thereto by said transport means.

2. An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said opening in eachsaid container comprises a conically shaped funnel disposed at one endthereof and diverging towards said container, wherein the innercircumferential wall of said funnel is provided with a plurality ofinwardly projecting and obliquely orientated blades.

3. An arrangement as defined in claim 2, wherein the said filling meanscomprises a substantially cylindrical counter pressure die, which in thelower part is provided with an opening for the exit of the wastematerials and in the upper part with a plate inclined with respect tothe longitudinal axis of said container and which projects into saidfunnel of said container when said container is set in engagement withthe filling means; whereby the waste materials enter through saidopening into said funnel, are comminuted by cooperation of thecylindrical part of said counter pressure die with said blades of saidfunnel and conveyed to said inclined plate, when the container isrotated about its longitudinal axis, and fall from said plate into thefront part of the container, from where the waste materials arecompressed and conveyed by helically shaped conveyor blades provided inthe interior of said container.

4. An arrangement as defined in claim 1, comprising a detachable lidmember to sealingly close said opening in said container to theexclusion of air, when the container is displaced along the saidmono-rail track to disengage said filling device.

5. An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said pedestal supportmeans is provided with first support rollers to support said pedestalsupport means on said mono-rail track and with further rollers forrotatably supporting said container, wherein said further I rollers arearranged on mutually opposite sides of said pedestal support means, saidfurther rollers on the side of said pedestal support means next adjacentsaid transversely extending rails being provided with means for verticaldisplacement to enable said container to be rolled from said pedestalsupport means on to said rails and to enable said container to be rolledfrom said rails on to said pedestal support means.

6. An arrangement as defined in claim 5, wherein said pedestal supportmeans is provided with elongate members extending transversely thereofto support said container during the rolling off and on to said pedestalsupport means, and wherein said transversely extending rails arearranged at substantially the same height as said elongate members.

7. An arrangement as defined in claim 5, wherein said container isprovided with bands around the outer circumference thereof to contactsaid further rollers, and wherein said bands and said further rollersare provided with interengaging means for the guidance of said containerduring the rotation of said container about its longitudinal axis.

8. An arrangement as defined in claim 7, wherein said bands and saidtransversely extending rails are provided with interengaging means forthe guidance of said container during its rolling motion along saidtransversely extending rails.

9. An arrangement as defined in claim 1, comprising a cable winchdevice, which extends in the direction of said transversely extendingrails and which is provided with roller means to engage the outercircumference of said container to rollingly move said container fromsaid transport means over said transversely extending rails onto saidpedestal support means and vice versa.

10. An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said transport meanscomprise a plurality of vehicles, each of which is provided with aplatform at substantially the same height as the said transverselyextending rails and with means for retaining at least one said containeron said platform.

11. An arrangement for the removal of wastematerial comprising, incombination:

a plurality of elongate cylindrical containers for the reception wastematerial each provided with an opening in an end face thereof;

transport means to transport said containers;

a filling station provided with filling means to introduce wastematerial into respective ones of said containers through said opening;and

a discharge station provided with means to receive waste materialdischarged via said opening from a respective one of said containerstransported thereto by said transport means, a mono-rail track extendingfrom said receiving means, pedestal support means to support saidcontainer and displaceable along-said track to convey said container onsaid track in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said container,and rails extending transversely from said mono-rail track to rollinglytransport said container; whereby, after being transported to saiddischarge station by said transport means, said container is rollablydisplaceable therefrom on to said transversely extending rails andthence on to said pedestal support means, is displaceable along saidmono-rail track towards said receiving means for discharging wastematerial from said container, is displaceable along said mono-rail trackaway from said receiving means, is rollably displaceable from saidpedestal support means on to said transversely extending rails and fromthence on to said transport means for returning said container to saidfilling station.

12. An arrangement as defined in claim 11, wherein said opening in eachsaid container comprises a conically shaped funnel disposed at one endthereof and diverging towards said container, wherein the innercircumferential wall of said funnel is provided with a plurality ofinwardly projecting and obliquely orientated blades.

13. An arrangement as defined in claim 11, comprising a detachable lidmember to sealingly close said opening in said container to theexclusion of air, when the container is displaced along the saidmono-rail track to disengage said filling device.

l4.- An arrangement as defined in claim 11, wherein said pedestalsupport means is provided with first support rollers to support saidpedestal support means on said mono-rail track and with further rollersfor rotatably supporting said container, wherein said further rollersare arranged on mutually opposite sides of said pedestal support means,said further rollers on the side of said pedestal support means nextadjacent said transversely extending rails being provided with means forvertical displacement to enable said container to be rolled from saidpedestal support means on to said rails and to enable said container tobe rolled from said rails on to said pedestal support means.

15. An arrangement as defined in claim 14, wherein said pedestal supportmeans is provided with elongate members extending transversely thereofto support said container during the rolling off and on to said pedestalsupport means, and wherein said transversely extending rails arearranged at substantially the same height as said elongate members.

16. An arrangement as defined in claim 14, wherein said container isprovided with bands around the outer circumference thereof to contactsaid further rollers, and wherein said bands and said further rollersare provided with interengaging means for the guidance of said containerduring the rotation of said container about its longitudinal axis.

17. An arrangement as defined in claim 16, wherein said bands and saidtransversely extending rails are provided with interengaging means forthe guidance of said container during its rolling motion along saidtransversely extending rails.

18. An arrangement as defined in claim 11, comprising a cable winchdevice, which extends in the direction of said transversely extendingrails and which is provided with roller means to engage the outercircumference of said container to rollingly move said container fromsaid transport means over said transversely extending rails on to saidpedestal support means and vice versa.

19. An arrangement as defined in claim 11, wherein said transport meanscomprise a plurality of vehicles, each of which is provided with aplatform at substantially the same height as the said transverselyextending rails and with means for retaining at least one said containeron said platform.

1. An arrangement for the removal of waste material comprising, incombination: a plurality of elongate cylindrical containers for thereception of waste material each provided with an opening in an end facethereof; transport means to transport said containers; a filling stationprovided with filling means to introduce waste material into respectiveones of said containers through said opening, a mono-rail trackextending from said filling means, pedestal support means to supportsaid container and displaceable along said track to convey saidcontainer on said track in the direction of the longitudinal axis ofsaid container, and rails extending transversely from said mono-railtrack to rollingly transport said container; whereby said container isrollably displaceable from said transport means via said transverserails to said pedestal support means, is displaceable on said pedestalsupport means along said monorail track towards said filling means toengage said opening therewith for filling said container, after beingfilled is displaceable along said mono-rail track away from said fillingmeans to disengage said opening therefrom, and is rollably displaceablefrom said pedestal support means on to said transverse rail and thenceon to said transport means; and a discharge station to receive wastematerial discharged via said opening from a respective one of saidcontainers transported thereto by said transport means.
 2. Anarrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said opening in each saidcontainer comprises a conically shaped funnel disposed at one endthereof and diverging towards said container, wherein the innercircumferential wall of said funnel is provided with a plurality ofinwardly projecting and obliquely orientated blades.
 3. An arrangementas defined in claim 2, wherein the said filling means comprises asubstantially cylindrical counter pressure die, which in the lower partis provided with an opening for the exit of the waste materials and inthe upper part with a plate inclined with respect to the longitudinalaxis of said container and which projects into sAid funnel of saidcontainer when said container is set in engagement with the fillingmeans; whereby the waste materials enter through said opening into saidfunnel, are comminuted by co-operation of the cylindrical part of saidcounter pressure die with said blades of said funnel and conveyed tosaid inclined plate, when the container is rotated about itslongitudinal axis, and fall from said plate into the front part of thecontainer, from where the waste materials are compressed and conveyed byhelically shaped conveyor blades provided in the interior of saidcontainer.
 4. An arrangement as defined in claim 1, comprising adetachable lid member to sealingly close said opening in said containerto the exclusion of air, when the container is displaced along the saidmono-rail track to disengage said filling device.
 5. An arrangement asdefined in claim 1, wherein said pedestal support means is provided withfirst support rollers to support said pedestal support means on saidmono-rail track and with further rollers for rotatably supporting saidcontainer, wherein said further rollers are arranged on mutuallyopposite sides of said pedestal support means, said further rollers onthe side of said pedestal support means next adjacent said transverselyextending rails being provided with means for vertical displacement toenable said container to be rolled from said pedestal support means onto said rails and to enable said container to be rolled from said railson to said pedestal support means.
 6. An arrangement as defined in claim5, wherein said pedestal support means is provided with elongate membersextending transversely thereof to support said container during therolling off and on to said pedestal support means, and wherein saidtransversely extending rails are arranged at substantially the sameheight as said elongate members.
 7. An arrangement as defined in claim5, wherein said container is provided with bands around the outercircumference thereof to contact said further rollers, and wherein saidbands and said further rollers are provided with interengaging means forthe guidance of said container during the rotation of said containerabout its longitudinal axis.
 8. An arrangement as defined in claim 7,wherein said bands and said transversely extending rails are providedwith interengaging means for the guidance of said container during itsrolling motion along said transversely extending rails.
 9. Anarrangement as defined in claim 1, comprising a cable winch device,which extends in the direction of said transversely extending rails andwhich is provided with roller means to engage the outer circumference ofsaid container to rollingly move said container from said transportmeans over said transversely extending rails onto said pedestal supportmeans and vice versa.
 10. An arrangement as defined in claim 1, whereinsaid transport means comprise a plurality of vehicles, each of which isprovided with a platform at substantially the same height as the saidtransversely extending rails and with means for retaining at least onesaid container on said platform.
 11. An arrangement for the removal ofwaste material comprising, in combination: a plurality of elongatecylindrical containers for the reception waste material each providedwith an opening in an end face thereof; transport means to transportsaid containers; a filling station provided with filling means tointroduce waste material into respective ones of said containers throughsaid opening; and a discharge station provided with means to receivewaste material discharged via said opening from a respective one of saidcontainers transported thereto by said transport means, a mono-railtrack extending from said receiving means, pedestal support means tosupport said container and displaceable along said track to convey saidcontainer on said track in the direction of the longitudinal axis ofsaid container, and rails extending transversely from said mono-railtrack to rOllingly transport said container; whereby, after beingtransported to said discharge station by said transport means, saidcontainer is rollably displaceable therefrom on to said transverselyextending rails and thence on to said pedestal support means, isdisplaceable along said mono-rail track towards said receiving means fordischarging waste material from said container, is displaceable alongsaid mono-rail track away from said receiving means, is rollablydisplaceable from said pedestal support means on to said transverselyextending rails and from thence on to said transport means for returningsaid container to said filling station.
 12. An arrangement as defined inclaim 11, wherein said opening in each said container comprises aconically shaped funnel disposed at one end thereof and divergingtowards said container, wherein the inner circumferential wall of saidfunnel is provided with a plurality of inwardly projecting and obliquelyorientated blades.
 13. An arrangement as defined in claim 11, comprisinga detachable lid member to sealingly close said opening in saidcontainer to the exclusion of air, when the container is displaced alongthe said mono-rail track to disengage said filling device.
 14. Anarrangement as defined in claim 11, wherein said pedestal support meansis provided with first support rollers to support said pedestal supportmeans on said mono-rail track and with further rollers for rotatablysupporting said container, wherein said further rollers are arranged onmutually opposite sides of said pedestal support means, said furtherrollers on the side of said pedestal support means next adjacent saidtransversely extending rails being provided with means for verticaldisplacement to enable said container to be rolled from said pedestalsupport means on to said rails and to enable said container to be rolledfrom said rails on to said pedestal support means.
 15. An arrangement asdefined in claim 14, wherein said pedestal support means is providedwith elongate members extending transversely thereof to support saidcontainer during the rolling off and on to said pedestal support means,and wherein said transversely extending rails are arranged atsubstantially the same height as said elongate members.
 16. Anarrangement as defined in claim 14, wherein said container is providedwith bands around the outer circumference thereof to contact saidfurther rollers, and wherein said bands and said further rollers areprovided with interengaging means for the guidance of said containerduring the rotation of said container about its longitudinal axis. 17.An arrangement as defined in claim 16, wherein said bands and saidtransversely extending rails are provided with interengaging means forthe guidance of said container during its rolling motion along saidtransversely extending rails.
 18. An arrangement as defined in claim 11,comprising a cable winch device, which extends in the direction of saidtransversely extending rails and which is provided with roller means toengage the outer circumference of said container to rollingly move saidcontainer from said transport means over said transversely extendingrails on to said pedestal support means and vice versa.
 19. Anarrangement as defined in claim 11, wherein said transport meanscomprise a plurality of vehicles, each of which is provided with aplatform at substantially the same height as the said transverselyextending rails and with means for retaining at least one said containeron said platform.